Free interactive art festival this weekend at Albert Park.
Set all five senses alight at the first Tūrama Festival
Over three nights, Auckland’s Albert Park will be transformed into an illuminated landscape for Tūrama Festival. Free to attend, the park will come to life revealing its creative ambiance through installations, interactive art, performance and music.
Delainy Kennedy, Creative Director, says Aucklanders are in for something special. “We are bringing an immersive art show to Auckland featuring an incredible collection of NZ multimedia, dance and performance artists. Tūrama has a big focus on interactivity, there really is something for everyone. Check out the festival map that was released today”.
Tūrama’s music programme will showcase some of New Zealand’s best contemporary musicians, including Ed Zuccollo, Timothee Nolier, Hama McNeill, The Saxobros, Yoko Zuna (Jazz Jam) and Dylan C.
The festival will feature interactive work Sound of Peace, a soundscape woven from online messages of peace in many difference languages. Everyone is invited to record a message of peace online. The messages will be composed and replayed in surround sound.
All senses with come alive with the smells of delicious food, and taste sensations from the 12 on-site food trucks including the curiosity of illuminated gelato. A Corona bar will provide a relaxed place to meet up with friends before exploring the festival.
Tūrama Festival will join other leading sustainable events and is introducing a reusable serve wear system as part of their Refuse, Reuse, Recycle stance on waste.
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For a free, family friendly and fun festival experience, get along to Tūrama. Your senses will thank you for it.
Key Facts:
www.turamafestival.co.nz...
Location: Albert Park, Auckland Central
Dates: 26th - 28th July, 2019
Times: 5-10pm
Tūrama is a free event.
Tūrama will form part of Elemental AKL, a new region-wide festival illuminating Tāmaki Makaurau during winter. Visitors will enjoy a captivating programme of more than 40 free and ticketed events which celebrate Auckland’s energy and vibrancy through light, cuisine, culture and entertainment. Drawing on the elements of air, fire, earth, and water, Auckland’s newest festival will transform eateries and bars, theatres, parks and islands, public spaces, and more throughout the month of July. Be energised and entertained with a diverse array of thought-provoking new works, crowd-pleasers, and interactive, immersive events. Elemental AKL will delight, inspire and show you why Tāmaki Makaurau is a place unlike any other.
Tūrama is produced by Noir Events and Nocturnal.
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